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THE SECOND BOOK OF THE<br/>
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CHAPTER 11
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Rehoboam strengthens the kingdom of Judah but is forbidden to subdue Israel—Jeroboam leads kingdom of Israel into idolatry—Rehoboam takes many wives and concubines.
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And</span> when <sup>a</sup><a href="2_chr/11/1a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Kgs. 12: 21 (21-33).">Rehoboam</a> was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen <i>men,</i> which were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
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But the word of the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
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Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
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Thus saith the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me.  And they obeyed the words of the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
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&#182; And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for <sup>a</sup><a href="2_chr/11/5a" mark="a" type="A" title="2 Chr. 12: 4.">defence</a> in Judah.
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He built even Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
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And Beth-zur, and Shoco, and Adullam,
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And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
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And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
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And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which <i>are</i> in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities.
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And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine.
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And in every several city <i>he put</i> shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.
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&#182; And the priests and the Levites that <i>were</i> in all Israel <sup>a</sup><a href="2_chr/11/13a" mark="a" type="D" title="IE took their stand on his side.">resorted</a> to him out of all their <sup>b</sup><a href="2_chr/11/13b" mark="b" type="D" title="IE borders.">coasts</a>.
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For the Levites left their <sup>a</sup><a href="2_chr/11/14a" mark="a" type="E" title="IE the open land surrounding the forty-eight Levite cities; Lev. 25: 34; Num. 35: 2 (2-7).">suburbs</a> and their <sup>b</sup><a href="2_chr/11/14b" mark="b" type="A" title="Josh. 21: 41 (1-3, 41).">possession</a>, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had <sup>c</sup><a href="2_chr/11/14c" mark="c" type="A" title="2 Chr. 13: 9 (9-10).">cast</a> them off from executing the priest’s office unto the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>:
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And he ordained him <sup>a</sup><a href="2_chr/11/15a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Apostasy of Israel; TG Idolatry.">priests</a> for the high places, and for the <sup>b</sup><a href="2_chr/11/15b" mark="b" type="P" title="HEB satyrs, demons (an epithet for idols).">devils</a>, and for the calves which he had made.
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And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> God of their fathers.
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So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years: for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon.
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&#182; And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, <i>and</i> Abihail the daughter of <sup>a</sup><a href="2_chr/11/18a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Sam. 16: 6.">Eliab</a> the son of Jesse;
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Which bare him children; Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham.
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And after her he took <sup>a</sup><a href="2_chr/11/20a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Kgs. 15: 2.">Maachah</a> the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
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And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)
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And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, <i>to be</i> ruler among his brethren: for <i>he thought</i> to make him king.
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And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his <sup>a</sup><a href="2_chr/11/23a" mark="a" type="P" title="HEB sons.">children</a> throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance.  And he <sup>b</sup><a href="2_chr/11/23b" mark="b" type="D" title="OR sought for them many wives.">desired</a> many wives.
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